GPs in crisis, says College, as government announces plan to address healthcare

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners says primary care has reached crisis point.

A survey of almost 500 Australian G-Ps found that 22 percent of respondents had recently changed their billing model. Credit: Getty Images

One of the issues is the significant drop in the number of medical graduates choosing general practice.

• The continued funding cuts to Medicare is being felt more directly within lower socio-economic communities
• The taskforce needs to address the workload and quality of life concerns of practitioners.
• The Government’s Strengthening Medicare Taskforce is due to make recommendations to the new ministry by the end of the year.